Gheit made the statement during his meeting with Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah in Cairo, Afifi said in a press release.

Al-Sabah expressed Kuwait's support to Gheit and the pan-Arab organization, especially amid the challenges facing the region in the current period, Afifi said.

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Al-Sabah briefed Sisi on the role Kuwait plays to maintain the unity of the Arabs at this very critical time as the region is facing grave challenges.

Sisi stressed the importance of firmly facing all policies meant to support terrorism and destabilize Arab countries.

Despite the mediation efforts exerted by Kuwait and major Western powers led by the U.S., the month-long diplomatic standoff continues between Qatar and the Saudi-led bloc which also includes Egypt Jermon Bushrod Jersey , the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

Last month, the four countries severed diplomatic ties with Qatar and cut off sea, land and air links to the tiny rich Gulf nation, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism, interfering in their internal affairs and seeking closer ties with Iran Kiko Alonso Jersey , a Saudi rival.

Qatar has strongly denied the charges against it, while rejecting a list of 13 demands put forward by the bloc for resuming diplomatic ties.

Among the six Gulf Cooperation Council states, Oman and Kuwait, have not joined the anti-Qatar alliance.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday expressed his strong resolve to safeguard stability in the border areas with Myanmar Anthony Steen Jersey , after a recent bomb dropped by a warplane from the conflict-hit country killed five Chinese people in Southwest China's Yunnan Province.

"We have the responsibility and ability to firmly safeguard stability in the border areas between the two countries and protect the life and property of our people," Li said at a press conference after the conclusion of China's annual legislative session on Sunday.

The bombing on Friday hit a sugar cane field in Lincang, a city near the Myanmar-China border. Aside from the five fatalities, eight other people who were working in the field were injured.

Myanmar denied that any bomb from its forces had fallen in China and said the rebels might have fired into China to create "misunderstanding." The rebels do not have aircraft, Reuters reported.

Myanmar government forces have been battling rebels on the border with China since early February. "It is necessary for China to clarify its bottom line with Myanmar that such border-crossing will not be tolerated and warn Myanmar that it should not take its chances [in a matter like this] Davon Godchaux Jersey ," Xu Liping, a research fellow of Southeast Asian studies with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times.

Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Fan Changlong also vowed "firm and decisive action" to protect the safety of Chinese people while speaking with Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Defense Services, over the telephone on Saturday.

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force has scrambled several squadrons of fighter jets since Friday to patrol the China-Myanmar border areas to "track Chase Allen Jersey , monitor, warn and chase away" Myanmar military planes flying close to China, according to air force spokesperson Shen Jinke.

"Myanmar's stability is crucial for China's scheme of the Silk Road Economic Belt and Maritime Silk Road as well as an initiative to build an economic corridor through Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar Mike Hull Jersey ," Xu said.

Roughly half of the over 2,000-kilometer-long border is not in control of the Myanmar authorities and only four out of nine entry ports are in the hands of the government, according to a WeChat account under the People's Daily.

"As we demand a clear and timely investigation into the bombing, we should also reflect on our border control and defense mechanisms. The bombing did not come without early signs since the conflict in Myanmar has dragged on for weeks," Ruan Zongze Matt Haack Jersey , vice president of the China Institute of International Studies, told the Global Times.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on March 8 reiterated that the conflicts in northern Myanmar are the internal affairs of the country and that China, has made it clear that it respects Myanmar's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

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